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Staff at one of Grimsby’s most popular discount shops will be able to celebrate Christmas for longer as it bucks the trend of Boxing Day openings.

Home Bargains, which has stores in Grimsby and Immingham, will not open any of its shops on December 26, meaning its 23,000 staff will get an extra day off over the festive season.

In a post on Twitter, the chain thanked its employees for their hard work over the year, adding: “We will be closing all our stores on Boxing Day to give you the day off. We hope you enjoy the Christmas holiday.”

Home Bargains on Victoria Street, Grimsby, will not be open on December 26 (Image: Grimsby Telegraph)

Tom Morris, founder and managing director of Home Bargains, said it was important employees were given time to enjoy the festive season.

He said: “Christmas is a significant period in the retail calendar, and with staff across the business spending months building up to the occasion every year, we wanted to give them an opportunity to relax and truly enjoy the break with their loved ones.

"Home Bargains is a family-run business and we know the importance of being with loved ones at Christmas time.

"We also appreciate that our staff work tirelessly to keep over 500 of our stores running like clockwork, so giving everyone Boxing Day off is our way of saying thank you for their hard work and commitment.

"We look forward to welcoming shoppers back through our doors on Thursday, December 27.”

Boxing Day has been a big day on the shopping calendar for years, with more and more stores opting to open the day after Christmas.

However, more recently, shoppers have chosen to spend their money in pre-Christmas sales such as Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Amazon Prime Day.